At that time, although the nobles would be denounced by the Imperial Court for not "assisting" with the national policies, there was still a chance of survival.
However, one had to note that the nobles were simply "assisting". However, the person who advocated accepting and settling the refugees was King Yue Fei. King Yue Fei had to bear the main responsibility.
This was the dying struggle of the nobles.
However, this chance of survival for the nobles had failed because of the interference of the Xie family and Princess Shaoyi. Princess Shaoyi advocated prevention and treatment of the disease. The Xie family donated medicine and money, filling the hidden danger of the lack of medicinal herbs in the refugee camp.
With the Xie family's huge wealth, the You army could also completely use the army's salary to support the refugees. Then, they could also buy military supplies from the nobles or other food-rich areas with the army's salary.
